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Guatemala-Taiwan
Text of the Agreement

 

  Background and Negotiations
   

The countries of Central America - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua - signed an Economic Complementation Agreement with Taiwan on 13 September 1997. The objective of the agreement was to expand cooperation in the areas of trade, investment, transfer of technology and in the financial sector; and to develop a Plan of Action that would allow them to determine the existence of conditions necessary to start negotiations for a free trade agreement. A joint declaration issued at the IV meeting of Heads of State and Government of Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, Panama and Taiwan, in Taipei on 21 August 2003, reiterated the willingess of these parties to initiate free trade talks at an opportune time.

During a visit paid by the vice president of Guatemala to Taiwan in March 2003, representatives from both sides agreed to start negotiations towards a free trade agreement, with the text of the Taiwan-Panama agreement as a basis. Negotiations were carried out in four rounds. The first round took place in Taipei from 1-4 March 2005; the second round was held in Guatemala from 25-29 April of that same year; the third round took place from 6-10 June Los Angeles, USA. The fourth and last round took place in Guatemala City in July 2005. The Guatemala-Taiwan free trade agreement was signed on 22 September 2005.

Documents relating to the negotiations
22 September 2005 Guatemala and Taiwan sign free trade agreement Spanish PDF
12 August 2005 Guatemala and Taiwan conclude FTA negotiationsPDF
31 July 2005 Guatemala CIty, Guatemala. Fourth round of Guatemala-Taiwan FTA negotiations SpanishPDF
06-10 June 2005 Los Angeles, USA. Third round of Guatemala-Taiwan FTA negotiationsPDF
25 April 2005 Guatemala City, Guatemala. Second round of Guatemala-Taiwan FTA negotiations SpanishPDF
04 March 2005 Taipei. First round of Guatemala-Taiwan negotiationsWord
16 December 2004 Guatemala and Taiwan to initiate negotiations toward a free trade agreement SpanishWord
21 August 2003 Joint Communiqué of the IV meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Central American Isthmus and the Dominican Republic and Taiwan SpanishPDF
13 September 1997 Economic Complementation Agreement between the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Republic of China SpanishPDF
Source: Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan); Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Guatemala; Oficina del Consejero de Prensa de la Embajada de la República de China en Guatemala

 

  Entry Into Force
   

The Guatemala-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement entered into force on 1 July 2006.

On 29 June 2006 Guatemala and Taiwan signed the protocol of exchange of instruments of ratification, leading to the implementation of the free trade agreement.

Documents relating to entry into force
29 June 2006 Guatemala and Taiwan sign instruments of ratification of the Free Trade Agreement Spanish PDF
06 March 2006 Guatemalan Congress approves Guatemala-Taiwan FTA Spanish PDF
Source: Congreso de la República de Guatemala; Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Guatemala

 

  Implementation of the agreement
     
Documents related to the FTA Administrative Commission
15 July 2019 Second meeting of the FTA Administrative Commission PDF New!
Source: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan

   
Decisions from the Administrative Commission
10 April 2018 Decisión 09: Directriz para la aplicación del Artículo 4.14 (Tránsito y Transbordo) PDF
19 November 2013 Decisión 08: Establecimiento Comité de Reglas de Origen PDF
19 November 2013 Decisión 07: Adopción de Reglas Modelo de Procedimiento y Código de Conducta PDF
19 November 2013 Decisión 06: Adopción y Lista de Árbitros PDF
19 November 2013 Decisión 05: Establecimiento de Puntos de Contacto de Cooperación GT-CH PDF
19 November 2013 Decisión 04: Establecimientos de Centros de Información PDF
19 November 2013 Decisión 03: Establecimiento del Secretariado PDF
19 November 2013 Decisión 02: Reglas y Procedimientos de la Comisión Administradora del Tratado PDF
27 September 2006 Decisión 01: Reglamentaciones Uniformes para la interpretación del cap. 4 y 5 PDF
Source: Ministerio de Economía, Guatemala

  Related Articles and Studies
     
August 2018 Ministerio de Economía de Guatemala. Evaluación de las relaciones comerciales entre Guatemala y Taiwán Spanish PDF New!
2005 Ministerio de Economía de Guatemala. Síntesis del Tratado de Libre Comercio República de Guatemala-República de China (Taiwán) Spanish PDF

  Sources
 
 

 
Recent Developments
  15 July 2019. Second meeting of the FTA Administrative Commission New!

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